(Feb 25): Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese evacuated his official residence in Canberra for a few hours on Tuesday evening following a bomb scare connected to a religious group that’s banned in China, according to a report in the national broadcaster ABC. A series of threats directed towards Albanese were emailed to members of the “Shen Yun” dance troupe in February, according to a newspaper connected to the Falun Gong religious group, which runs the dance company. The messages threatened violence against Albanese and other “high officials” if the dance troupe didn’t call off the performances planned for this year in Australia. The threats were forwarded to Australian police on Tuesday by people related to Shen Yun, according to the Epoch Times. Falun Gong is banned in China, with the government in Beijing calling it a cult.

Source: The Edge Markets February 25, 2026 07:13 UTC